Incredible building and amenities completely tarnished by the staff. Rude, dismissive, and…read moreantiquated. The librarians here are certainly doing their best to put the last nail in the coffin of a dying "business". I suggest they take a good look in the mirror and ask themselves if this is the career for them.

As with other libraries in the Westchester Library System, it's easy to go online and place a hold…read moreon a book and you can pick it up here or at any of the other libraries in the system. There used to be a charge, but not any more. The library itself has numerous quite spots in which you can sit in a comfortable chair with a nice view and quiet. It has recently built a large patio to the northern side--near the parking lot--which seems popular. It's a quintessential Bronxville institution, but seems to have a broader number of users than just Bronxville itself.

I'm so happy that they are open and they are letting people walk around most libraries are not…read moredoing that yet. I needed to use the computer and print some stuff out. The best. There use to. E four computers per table section but now it's two per table. I think there is 8 near the adult mystery section. There was two in the teen room, but of course if your not. Teen you can't really be there. They do holds like other libraries but unlike others you don't have to call to pick it up. I travel from my hometown because I've been having issues with pick up. Basically the computer will say I have a hold available for pick up but when I try and schedule a pick up it says I don't. Dah I've complained numerous times but the problem persists so I'll travel by bus to mamaroneck and pick up my items till they decide to allow people in. But I never have problems with mamaroneck. In fact I just attended their first zoom coloring class for an hour. I miss coloring in person but it was fun but they are only doing it once a month.

Upon the town's drastic budget changes and the amount it time for this building to be built you'd…read morelike something wonderful would be inside....but no. - when you enter, you will give your books in but they will not check them in immediately - the librarians are loud and will rush you off to another section - the children's room is covered in fabric which is known to carry germs longer. it also has over 6 foot tall bookcases in a children's room. there is also no bathroom nearby - the bathroom is in the basement. near rooms that are used for nothing. frequently you'll find people hanging out down here for no reason. Lastly, these librarians are not nice. The word "hello" is easy to say but it's not said here. They've replaced the head staff twice and no one is friendly. From a more personal point of view, I think this town tried to make a library that would match NYC standards in a town that doesn't care as much about a library as Rye or Larchmont does. The front steps even manage to flood when it rains. I would like to see this library improve but it would cost the town too much money.

Another of the small town libraries in Westchester County, New York that benefits from the county…read morelibrary system. Any resident with a library card from a count library can access the holdings of any county library. I tend to be a bit claustrophobic; therefore, the cramped quarters of this library did not help me enjoy a relaxing browse of it's holdings. I must confess that it's audio book collection looked a little more robust than I would expect for a small library like this one, but it's holdings were hard to systematically browse with a difficult to understand layout and order. The staff looked busy and probably did not have time to notice that I looked lost. My bias toward open spaces probably plays a little into a low rating. If cramped quarters does not bother you, you might want to consider giving this library three stars instead of two.

I love this library. The librarians are super helpful and nice, especially Vicky, the children's…read morelibrarian. They have great community activities for adults and children. Great place!

It's a library…read more Can't say how many hours I suffered as a kid in here doing projects. Then again as a teenager looking for books to do projects. Been coming here since the early 1980's and whether I worked at a desk inside or borrowed a book, they always had what I needed - I have to admit that, even though at the time (as a kid) I despised the library. Came here intermittently now and then to look for a book here and there, but did notice this place did give itself a facelift internally more than once over the years. Looks much better in both the adult and the children section than it did when my young(ER) self inhabited here. Been coming here a lot more recently so my son can take books out for his daily reading assignments from school. They have most of what he has been looking for and despite the area being a children's section, it's decently maintained. The kid's area has computers for them to use and even a play area for the toddlers. It's not as quiet as it used to be when I was told to "shhhhhhh" long ago. Times have changed. They have music and dvds (for both child and parent) you can borrow if you choose to - kind of reminds me of the decade ago and beyond movie rental business. Of course the books for both are plentiful. Staff has been friendly and helpful. They do have plenty of parking, but at certain times - especially after the 5pm hour - they have gatherings or classes here and the parking lot becomes massively full. For the parents who like to blame the library for not having a book that the local school assigned to their child - blame the school since they assigned 1 book title for over 30 kids. That's happened before and I usually just save myself the trouble and buy the book. Last year I heard a parent yelling at someone in there for not having the book - not the library's fault if someone else got there first and checked it out. Overall a great library in the area. Certainly worth your time.

The library is a great resource for more than just books. They have story time for children, groups…read morefor crocheting, etc. and offer resources for seniors. I take my granddaughter for story time every Tuesday morning. She is 20 months old and she loves it! The staff aims to please. After enrolling my granddaughter for story time, they called me the night before it was due to start to remind us.

The staff here is so helpful and I love this Library. I have been a volunteer here for years and…read morelook forward to teaching mah jongg there and coming to the book and bake sales.

J'adore the Croton Free Library! My boyfriend and I are huge book nerds, and we make a point to…read morevisit every library we can when we travel. The Croton Library is close to our usual NY stomping grounds, but we hadn't been, so we took one weekday afternoon to check it out. I'm very glad we did, since I think this is now my favorite library in New York, and definitely on the Top Five list period! The library looks small on the outside, but don't be fooled by its commonplace appearance. While it may lack the grandeur of others of its kin, step inside, and you'll see a gorgeous space with an ample children's section, hundreds of DVDs and audiobooks, and shelves upon shelves of adult fiction and nonfiction sections. You could easily spend all day just browsing the stacks - never mind even getting around to reading! I was especially delighted to come across a hard to find book about the making of Pulp Fiction, and enjoyed getting lost in the world of Tarantino while I sat in one of the comfy chairs they have for reading! Shout out to library page extraordinaire, Julian, for his impeccable customer service and helpful friendliness when we had a zillion questions about random and obscure books. As other reviewers have said - there's not enough good things to say about this library! Truly awesome!

Everyone is so helpful and nice! Also they have a fireplace and fire during the winter. So cozyread more

Used to love it here, but the people working here are terribly rude. Sat in the massive downstairs…read morearea on a Friday and zero other people were present. At 2:28 I was told I'd need to leave by 2:30 "for the high schoolers" (school gets out after 2:35). No problem, just had to wrap up a quick call for five minutes, and was re-approached by 2:32 because apparently the need to leave was THAT urgent (no signs or anything indicating that this is a legit rule). There were still 0 other people in the entire space. I'm seeing many other reviews about being treated poorly by librarians and I'm unsurprised. Avoid it here at all costs and go to Harrison. Librarians here are on a weird power trip.

This is a fairly large library serving the Port Chester & Ryebrook area. It is old school with…read moresome modern touches. Books and other media materials are available for check out as well as computers for a quick internet search. Being part of the Westchester Library System, materials from all across the county in each town can be reserved and sent to your local branch for pick up. I needed a book right away, so I searched it on-line. I couldn't wait for it to be delivered to my local library, so I took a quick ride at lunchtime. There is limited parking for roughly 25 cars, but was pretty full when I arrived. Run in, pick up, run back out, super convenient.

I've been to many libraries throughout Westchester and not once did they make me pay to look up my…read morelibrary. Policy to pay to look up your library card is ridiculous. Rude staff as well.

As a former librarian and lifelong library user, I LOVE libraries and try to seek them out when I…read moretravel. I had some time before I needed to be to the airport, so I visited the White Plains Public Library on Martine Ave. I found a metered street spot nearby. This library is pretty large with multiple floors and was well-lit and quiet when I visited on a Saturday morning. I loved the big new book section right at the front of the main level, especially the full shelf of new cookbooks (one of my favorite genres)! They had some other really great displays, including one celebrating Jane Austen's 250th birthday and some BookTok books. I saw a seed library, teen area, even an attached cafe. I'm really glad I got to visit this library!

This is a great library and its beautiful too. It has a big selection of books, videos audio books…read moreetc I like that they offer a variety of community events fo adult and children's and if anything for that alone I definitely 100% would recommend. I mean i learned how to crotchet for free and they gave me my complimentary 1st needle and yarn. TheyAlso offer portable hotspots, and computers for use, as well as having private rooms if needed for studying etc..They are part of the Libby app and also have a wide selection of online reading materials for you to use. They also have a nice cafe if you want to grab a bite...I mean I did say at the begining that this library is great